Rant: Living in a constantly developing part of Bangalore

Constant construction activities in the locality create fine dust that gets deposited on the cars. I've to clean this abrasive layer every single day.

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Say you are on the outskirts of a bustling metropolis and the locality is under development, you would totally feel this. Now, every ordinary citizen who lives in such an environment would find difficulties with the ongoing construction of basic infrastructure or buildings. But there are some more problematic nuances for some who are like the people on this forum.

I am not posting against the development or with an intolerable mindset of the problems around, but just to pen down a couple of observations and also to get some more from you guys. I am not disclosing the exact location, but this is around the Whitefield-Hosakote road. The street I reside at now is pretty close to the main road and also the old Madras road, the place is full of residential apartments, roads are partly laid, sewer lines, gas pipeline, optic fiber and electric poles are being laid, almost every month or so one by one. This situation is experienced by almost everyone like each department or corporation decides to dig and fill a freshly laid road, they won't even coordinate like removal of debris. What's new?

But, it depends on how long one locality can endure this, especially when the street is on the path to vast, open, undeveloped land. There are agricultural fields behind our apartments and even they are being converted as plots for sale. Whenever we think this is over and we can live peacefully, some other plot gets sold and the whole "Khadda khod" business starts. Let me list down some of the issues to keep this thread crisp and to the point.

• Constant construction of buildings which create fine dust which gets deposited on the car - have to clean this abrasive layer every single day apart from reduced quality of breathable air.
• Noise from the construction site from the machines, and material loading unloading.
• Unsafe and clogged streets due to increased traffic - flying rocks from tire squeeze, unruly driving, parking irresponsibly and blocking exits.
• Nails, debris, shards of glass, unwanted material dumped and whatnot on the road.
• Broken roads, manholes, sludgy roads during rains.
• Interruption of power due to new lines, or moving old poles.
• Unusable road sections - poles not moved, manholes are either deep or protruding.

A recent example is, we used to buy fresh veggies from the farmers behind the apartment, but now a large private corporation has bought it and they are filling the land with mud, using large trucks which are too heavy for this road. Take a look at the land which was used to be farmland, rich with water and a lake nearby. Also, the roads which lead to it where we reside.

The company has promised to relay the surface and also replace the broken manholes, which is the best they could do and I am glad they promised. But this is a pain we have to endure for at least another 5 years or so considering all the fresh plots that are being made and sold.

What are your experiences and any suggestions?

Here's what BHPian Akshay6988 had to say about the matter:

I can feel your frustration as I am also facing this menace of dug up roads! The arterial road joining to the main road from my society is about a kilometer in length, half of which didn't exist at all - it was going through a private property and the land owner wasn't budging to give up that area. After lots of follow-ups and speaking with local politicians, finally, that road was constructed in last August. And now the municipality decided to build the remaining half of the road. One would say that's a good thing, getting good roads and such. But the thing is, these people "forgot" to lay down drainage pipes under the newly built road. Yes, that is what the contractor said when asked why he was digging up an already made road.

As if this wasn't enough trouble for me, they dug up the side of the road thrice in the last four months - to lay down the gas pipeline, underground electricity cables and street lamp poles. In all these instances, they did the work over the weekend and promised to fill in the pit the same day, but that didn't happen. My house is parallel to the road so I couldn't take out any of my vehicles for two days. It is really frustrating to see the tax money we pay, being misused and wasted by these incompetent folks, at the same time giving trouble to us.

Here's what BHPian am1m had to say about the matter:

It's not just the outskirts, Bangalore city center too was 'under construction' for a long time for the smart city initiatives. It's all completed now and looks great, but I fear it's only a matter of time before they dig up everything for some other project!

Here's what BHPian Raghu M had to say about the matter:

I think we are all part of the problem, aren't we? Before you moved to that location, the already existing neighbors might have felt exactly as you do right now. New localities are always full of activity. I don't think there is any place in cities when we can relax unless there is every inch is taken up. My area was peaceful 5 years ago, now it is home to some big real estate ventures. Roads are in bad shape, are being dug every now and then. Apart from getting frustrated once in a while, there is very little we can do.

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